Knowledge Base/Herbs/Ningpo Figwort Root
Educational and cultural reference only — not medical advice. We do not diagnose, do not prescribe, do not recommend medicines or doses, and make no claim to treat or cure any condition. Nothing here should delay you from seeking care. If you have a health concern, consult a licensed healthcare professional.
清热药 · Heat-clearing

Ningpo Figwort Root xuán shēn · 玄参

Scrophularia ningpoensis

Nature and flavour. Sweet, bitter, salty, slightly cold; Lung, Stomach and Kidney systems.

Classed as cooling the Blood and nourishing Yin while draining deficient fire. Used in traditional writing for heat at the deeper nutritive level, for swelling and nodular lumps in the neck, and for dryness with thirst.

性味归经。甘、苦、咸,微寒;归肺、胃、肾经。

归类为清热凉血、滋阴降火、解毒散结。传统记载用于热入营血、咽喉肿痛与颈部瘰疬痰核一类,以及阴虚内热之口渴干燥。

Classical category · no formulas, no dosages, no herb-drug combinations are given.
Safety. Cooling and moistening — not for people with cold, weak digestion or loose stools. It is one of the herbs listed in the traditional "eighteen antagonisms" as incompatible with Veratrum (藜芦). Human safety data in pregnancy and breastfeeding are insufficient; professional guidance is needed before combining it with conventional medication.

性偏寒润,脾胃虚寒、食少便溏者不宜。传统"十八反"记载其与藜芦相反,不宜配伍。妊娠期与哺乳期的人体安全性数据不足;与处方药同用前应咨询专业人员。

Other Heat-clearing herbs

28 related entries.

Chrysanthemum菊花Coptis rhizome黄连Scutellaria root黄芩Phellodendron bark黄柏Honeysuckle flower金银花Forsythia fruit连翘Isatis root板蓝根Dandelion蒲公英Gardenia fruit栀子Anemarrhena rhizome知母Cassia seed决明子Gypsum石膏Rehmannia (raw)生地黄Moutan Bark牡丹皮Red Peony Root赤芍Prunella Spike夏枯草Chinese Gentian Root龙胆Lightyellow Sophora Root苦参Houttuynia鱼腥草Blackberry Lily Rhizome射干Chinese Lobelia半边莲Spreading Hedyotis白花蛇舌草Tonkin Sophora Root山豆根Puffball马勃Cremastra Pseudobulb山慈菇Tinospora Root金果榄Indian Trumpetflower Seed木蝴蝶Chinese Lantern (Physalis calyx/fruit)锦灯笼

← All Herbs entries